| German 5th Panzer Division | |
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| Active | 24 November 1938 – 8 May 1945 1 October 1956 – 30 September 2001 |
| Country | Nazi Germany Germany |
| Branch | Heer |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Panzer |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Decorations | 3 references in the Wehrmachtbericht |
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| 1940 | |
| 1941–1945 | |
| at Kursk | |
The 5th Panzer Division was a formation title used by the Wehrmacht from 1938 to 1945 and by the German Bundeswehr from 1956 to 2001 (see: 5th Armoured Division (Germany)).
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The 5th Panzer Division of the German Army was formed on November 24, 1938 and dissolved on May 8, 1945. It fought in Poland, France, the Balkans and in Russia; first as part of Army Group Center (1941–44) and then Army Group North. The division surrendered to the Russians in Danzig. During the period of World War II, it was led by the following commanders: von Vietinghoff, von Hartlieb-Walsporn, Lemelsen, Fehn, Metz, Nedtwig, Fäckenstedt, Decker, Lippert, Hoffmann-Schönborn e Herzog.
The 5th Panzer Division is one of the few units that survived the end of World War II. The division was reconstituted on October 1, 1956 as part of the 3rd Corps of the Bundeswehr (the Army FRG). In 1985, the Corps also received the 2nd Panzergrenadier Division and 12th Panzer Division, also remnants of World War II. Subordinated to Army Group Center (percentage) of NATO, the 3rd Corps of the German Army defended the "zone of vital defense" of NATO, at the side of the 2nd Corps of the German Army and the US Army's 5th and 7th Corps. When the USSR disbanded, Americans and Germans joined their UGs and as part of the arrangement, the 5th Panzer was administratively subordinated to the US Army's V (5th) Corps, while American divisions would fight under the command of the 2nd and 3rd Corps Germans. The 5th Panzer sent some of their units to Yugoslavia in 1990. German budget constraints meant that the 5th Panzer Division had to be indefinitely disbanded on June 30, 2001. Throughout the history of the 5th Panzer division, it was commanded by the following major-generals: von Behr, Pape, Schnez, Hükelheim, von Loringhoven, von Hopffgarten, Lemm, von der Osten, Wenner, Heyd, Mayer, Uhle-Wettler, Jacoby, Rohde, Stockmann, von Heimendahl (the only brigadier to command it), Göttelmann, Frühhaber, Widder, Kammerhoff and Burgener.
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